Crossing into a fantasy world, Meng Changqing thought he would live an ordinary life, but he unexpectedly awakened a friend system!
As long as the other party agrees to become his friend, even if it’s just verbally, he can obtain corresponding attributes from the other party, as well as additional rewards!
“Adding the True Legend of the sect as a friend, obtaining attribute: First-class aptitude!”
“Adding the Sect Leader as a friend, obtaining attribute: Perfect-level ‘Indestructible True King Art’!”
“Adding the dragon girl of the demon race as a friend, obtaining attribute: True Dragon Bloodline!”
“Adding the Sword Immortal as a friend, obtaining attribute: Chaotic Sword Body!”
“…”
So Meng Changqing began his journey of “relying on friends” for cultivation.
As for those who are unwilling to be his friends, Meng Changqing can only draw his long sword from his waist and make friends with his noble character.
It's an alright novel. The plot is below average at the moment with ongoing conflicts with the nobles of the kingdom.
I expected the mc to be a lot stronger than he is since his cheat is overly broken but he is somehow always shown to be struggling in big fights. I feel like the author wants the mc to struggle a bit to show some character but in my opinion it's too late for that. Also, the mc is really impulsive. He says one thing and does the other. He hates nobles and says he wont interact with them but suddenly starts sleeping with some noble daughter and even going out of his way to help them, pretty much tying himself to them. He goes to a new place and wants to be low-key cause his power at that moment is too suspicious but he does everything to reveal it. It's like the author doesn't even try at all. The mc after every big fight always says only by becoming stronger can he do what he wants but doesn't even try to fully utilize his resources.
Like, his cheat is sooooo op. He just need to kill to get modifier points to upgrade his skill, talent, race, or even his system. And the required points to do all that is not even large. Literally, the only thing the mc need to do is just kill. He even joined a organization that can give almost anything he needs if he just complete tasks for them, usually requiring to assassinate someone. Which are both a win-win scenario. He gets to kill which gives him modifier points and he can get contribution points to exchange for resources. But he doesnt, he only did a couple of task for them.
Completely different from what I expected. The start of the novel isnt the best. It's like we were thrown in the middle of a novel. The author keeps referencing untold information expecting us to know what he's talking about. It's so confusing. Also, I don't know if this novel is a fan fiction or not but there are references to some anime in here. The setting is also modern cultivation. Overall, not what I expected.
Idk about this one. The golden finger is explained horribly than it is easier to understand. The pacing of the story also feels inconsistent. It's also urban cultivation. Supposedly, there are geniuses who are even more broken than our mc with a broken ass system. And, the author says that a lot.
It's an enjoyable read. Dont take this novel serious, it's a popcorn read. Things happen very fast and illogical stuff happens but at least it doesnt fall deep into relying on annoying tropes. Also, the novel is very fast pace. Less than a month, the mc is already at the fifth level. The power system in the novel is currently at 1 being the weakest and 9 being the strongest so far. The power level is also all over the place. Apparently, there are people younger than 25 who can contest with level 8 grandmasters competing for resources to enter an academy meant for the weak. Remember level 7-9 grandmasters are considered the pillar of the country yet they are still competing in a tournament for resources. It's like a person with a doctorate going to high school for education. It just dont make sense, there are better ways to earn resource if your such a high lvl cultivator.
The novel is quite entertaining, and the main character progresses at a good pace. I’ve never felt bored while reading it. The only thing that bothers me is the author’s strong prejudice against Japan. Whenever the main character encounters anything related to Japan, it’s always portrayed negatively. He refers to the Japanese as "dwarves" and "barbarians," and directly criticizes Japan. I’m not sure what the author has against the country. Maybe it's an attempt to boost his CCP social credit score. That said, it hasn’t happened often. Out of more than 500 chapters, it has only occurred four times. However, it seems likely to appear more frequently as the upcoming plot involves the main character traveling to the eastern lands (Japan).
There is also very little romance in the story. Yes, the main character does have sex, but it's only used as a way to improve his cultivation. People who think sex automatically means romance are just being foolish. If that were true, would rape also be considered romance?
As for his cheat, it's a luck altar in his mind that allows him to see people who possess strong luck. If he kills them, he obtains their destined item. It might sound like a silly plot device, but the author explains it well and has provided plenty of foreshadowing to hint at the origin of the luck altar and his mysterious background.
Idk, the novel feels like is missing a chunk of character interaction/dialogue. Sometimes a character is just talking to air. It feels like something got lost along the translation.
It's boring and predictable. There's nothing new or interesting. We have the cliché main character grooming his future waifu, who of course turns out to be super talented, and oh yeah, she's also a beauty. The MC also goes to the market, spends too much money, and ends up attracting robbers, even though he's always trying to act low-key.
For god's sake, we're already seeing signs that the author can't write characters properly. The writing is full of word padding. The MC’s golden finger is pretty trash. It's just convenient plot armor disguised as a cheat. Oh, he needs a new talent in a couple of chapters? Okay, let’s just hand it to him. How convenient.
The pacing is weird too. There's a one-year time skip, then a two-year one, and then nothing after that. Yet the MC barely progresses in his cultivation, even though he supposedly has a green talent that boosts his speed in the first realm, making it equivalent to a blue talent.
This green talent is supposed to increase his cultivation speed, but we see no noticeable difference. Keep in mind, the author explained that a blue talent is like having earth-grade spiritual roots, which would make someone a true disciple of a sect. What I'm saying is, the MC's cultivation speed is absurdly slow, as if his green talent, supposedly equal to a blue one, has no effect at all.
On top of all that, the AI translation isn’t great. Either the translation tool isn’t doing its job right or the author just has terrible sentence structure. Reading it feels like a chore.
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3.1 (9 reviews)Crossing into a fantasy world, Meng Changqing thought he would live an ordinary life, but he unexpectedly awakened a friend system!
As long as the other party agrees to become his friend, even if it’s just verbally, he can obtain corresponding attributes from the other party, as well as additional rewards!
“Adding the True Legend of the sect as a friend, obtaining attribute: First-class aptitude!”
“Adding the Sect Leader as a friend, obtaining attribute: Perfect-level ‘Indestructible True King Art’!”
“Adding the dragon girl of the demon race as a friend, obtaining attribute: True Dragon Bloodline!”
“Adding the Sword Immortal as a friend, obtaining attribute: Chaotic Sword Body!”
“…”
So Meng Changqing began his journey of “relying on friends” for cultivation.
As for those who are unwilling to be his friends, Meng Changqing can only draw his long sword from his waist and make friends with his noble character.